He is mentioned by his last name as the detective investigating the murder of Nakeysha Lyles. He is briefly taken off the case and replaced with Greggs, now a rookie in the squad, in order to slow progress because of pressure from the Mayor. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. A clearance rate of 50% or more for the year is aimed for and the unit is among the most demanding in the Criminal Investigations Division. Edward Norris Played by Ed Norris A veteran of the homicide unit, Norris prides himself on his New York origins, secretly maintaining a love of the New York Yankees that would see him ostracized in the Baltimore unit were it common knowledge. The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference. With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. In Season 2, he appeared leading the raid on the Franklin Terrace towers when a nine-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by a stray round in a shootout between drug dealers. In the third season, Reed attends the weekly comstat meetings of Ervin Burrell and William Rawls. McNulty later describes Walker as an "asshole", while talking to Bodie Broadus. [8] He is last seen watching as Kenard is being placed in the back of a squad car, presumably having arrested him for the murder of Omar Little. He was transferred to the Barksdale detail in Season One, later returning twice to the Homicide unit. Although he is a capable detective, Bunk is a known alcoholic with a penchant for infidelity. Walker is a corrupt Black patrolman in the Western District. He was the primary detective at the murder that took place in Major Colvin's "free zone" and withheld the investigation at Colvin's request. supervision of Rawls in season 2, then Raymond Foerster from the start of season 3 until Foerster's death from cancer, at which point the role is taken over by Cedric Daniels. Dozerman is presented with it at a press conference.[2]. Burrell is played by Frankie Faison. Diggins is a Baltimore police department Marine Unit officer who partners with Jimmy McNulty when he is assigned to the unit. Ed Norris is publishing a memoir, "Way Down in the Hole," a title borrowed from the theme song of David Simon's "The Wire" HBO series, which chronicled policing, crime and drugs in Baltimore. [3] Landsman announced the Colonel's death to the homicide unit, stating that he served 39 years in the department without leaving a trace of bitterness or hatred with any officers, a miraculous career by BPD standards. Michael is Elena and Jimmy McNulty's younger son. In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Occupation In that raid he had the unit arrest everyone in "The Pit" as he assumed them a suspect for being around that area. He gives the order for citywide raids following the shooting of Kima Greggs. The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire. In season four, Crutchfield plays a bigger role, appearing with Vernon Holley getting an identification of Omar Little as a murder suspect from Old Face Andre. Mello was worried, but did not report Colvin's actions to his superiors. Norris is soon reinstated when this story is leaked to the press. Major Colvin uses Dozerman's shooting as the impetus for his "Hamsterdam" experiment, a way to reduce crime and not see any more of his men get hurt. This is intended as an example to all the other commanders in the department, that if they did not improve their statistics they will also be replaced. Lieutenant Charles Marimow replaced him for purposes of properly "supervising" the Major Crimes Unit under the orders of Deputy Commissioner Rawls. He is often called "Auggie" by his partner Pat Mahon. The Wire. He is the cohost of the Big Bad Morning Show on CBS WJZ-FM (105. Mike "Sanny" Santangelo is an Italian American officer responsible for driving the district arrest van in the Western District. Santangelo took a post driving the narcotics wagon in the Western District. Walker tells fellow officers that he was attacked by Bloods. In season five Crutchfield remains with Sergeant Jay Landsman's homicide squad. She was particularly adept at deciphering the slang used by Barksdale drug dealers on wiretaps of cellular phones. It is currently under the command of the Criminal Investigation Division. Date of birth The Wire (TV Series 2002-2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Wire. When Carver leaves a message for Bunk, Crutchfield deliberately throws it away, causing a lengthy delay in the discovery of the bodies being left all over the city by the Stanfield Organization, and also indirectly ruining Randy Wagstaff's life in the process. They cut him down and despite losing the clearance they send him to rehab. Daniels is played by Lance Reddick. Colicchio is also present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant, relishing finally bringing in the legendary criminal. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID), commanded usually by a Colonel, is the division responsible for the Homicide unit, Narcotics unit, and Major Crimes Unit (MCU) among others. In season 2, Cheryl becomes pregnant by artificial insemination, and in season 3, the couple has a baby boy. The show is notable for its cynicism of Baltimore city and Maryland state politics. A Baltimore Police Department C.I.D. Crutchfield ends season four investigating murders at the hands of the Stanfield Organization. He is very loyal to Ervin Burrell's command, often more focused on protecting Burrell's status and command than on rigorously investigating individual officers. Jimmy McNulty was responsible for proving the cases fell under Rawls' jurisdiction. Homicide Unit Detective, BPD Christeson is a young Black detective who is the homicide unit's newest detective. In season four, Elena sees that Jimmy is becoming more stable as a patrolman and states to him that "If I knew you were going to grow up to be a grown up" suggesting that she wishes she was the one reaping the benefits of this new Jimmy McNulty. Freamon is a methodical detective who was very skilled at homicide investigations but was once kicked out of the unit for angering the Deputy of Operations. Both rated his capabilities highly but could not convince him to leave his position in patrol. Seasons He was present with Rawls when finding the body of drug addict Johnny Weeks, who was then taken to the morgue in a squad car as a means of preventing the media from linking the death to the "Hamsterdam" experiment. McNulty is known as natural police and ultimately whom the show centers around. Elena was Jimmy McNulty's wife. The Wire Re-up: The Guardian Guide . Norris spends his evenings listening to a great deal of talk radio. Castor fails to notice a child hiding in a closet when he secures the scene and Greggs hears the child when she arrives.[8]. Cole was initially assigned the fourteen Jane Doe homicides that Rawls had tried to avoid. Cole achieved a clearance in the case working alongside lead investigator Detective Ed Norris when the case was solved with a confession from Wee-Bey Brice. Kima eventually realizes she does not want to be a parent and moves out of their shared home. Mello was aware of Colvin's "Hamsterdam" free zone where he allowed drug dealing to go unpunished. He was also at the Brandon Wright crime scene. He first appeared in Season 1 leading the search for Savino and then commanding the unit to surround Avon Barksdale's strip club during his arrest. In season five, Elena confronts Jimmy because she notices he is going back to his old ways. Additionally similar slang such as "dunkers" (easy cases), "whodunits" (difficult cases), and "redball" (media attention gaining cases) are used to describe the various cases. Michael and Sean managed to record Stringer's number plate, which aided their father's investigation. Bobby Brown is a Western District uniformed officer. However, in the series, any mention of the ranks of Chief, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain are omitted. He served as police commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002. Currently, the Western District is administered by Major Dennis Mello, former deputy to Howard Colvin, who was forced into retirement. A Major commands each of the nine patrol districts - the Central, Northern, Northeastern, Eastern, Southeastern, Southern, Southwestern, Western and Northwestern districts. In season two, he is seen briefly as a beat officer, arresting Bubbles and Johnny when they try to steal medical supplies from an ambulance. He was replaced as the Narcotics Major by George Smith, an associate of Major Colvin. Bubbles threw up on the detectives. He guest stars as Detective Ed Norris in the first, second, third, fourth, & fifth seasons. He is eventually forced to resign in a scandal over manipulation of crime statistics but receives a highly paid replacement job in order to leave quietly. colonel, at least until a new Major is given district command. Barlow appears later in the series with open murders of homeless men that McNulty ties into his fabricated serial killer. That evening, McNulty solves another of the open cases, and Santangelo, though pleased, doesn't understand why a different case was solved. Mello worked closely with Daniels. He is first seen in season one where he is a lieutenant and commands Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski and Leander Sydnor. His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. Holley ends Season 4 assisting Crutchfield, Norris, and Bunk in the investigations of murders caused by Marlo Stanfield's crew. Henry Cole 50, John W Slmw 50 j James C Bean 60, Charles Berness 50, Zadoc Mitchell 5o, Austin Frazier 50, Charles B Jones 5o, Stephen B . 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 At the end of the series Carver is promoted to Lieutenant. McNulty came up under the guidance of Bunny Colvin, a western district Major, who often refers to McNulty as Bushytop for McNultys wavy or curly locks of hair. [18], In season five, Colicchio remains in the Western District drug enforcement unit[7] and continues to take a combative approach to his work. Jimmy teaches his sons the front and follow technique and when he spots Stringer Bell in a market he has them follow him. The Administrative Deputy oversees the Internal Investigations Division (IID) and other units. Colicchio is part of the operation that resulted in the shooting of Officer Dozerman. Walker chases him into an alley, where Michael and Namond are waiting for him. When Carcetti replaced Royce he immediately began looking to depose Burrell. She hopes that Kima will take a less dangerous job and start a family with her. Landsman tells him that the psychic was meant as a joke and that Bunk and McNulty did his work for him. He lives with his mother and his brother Sean following his parents separation but still sees his father. Diggins is forgiving of McNulty's time away from the unit and shares his own boat with Bunk Moreland and McNulty to pose as a fishing craft when observing Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. He was the first officer on scene at the shooting of William Gant. His colleague Bunk Moreland told him that there was information about the case as part of a wiretap investigation that Bunk's partner Jimmy McNulty was involved in. The actor who plays Dennis Mello is a retired Baltimore detective named Jay Landsman, and was the real-life basis for the character of the same name in the show. In the first season the detail's office is located in the basement of a downtown building where the only redeeming features are working telephones and electricity. His brother, a deputy commissioner in the NYPD, was a rising star until taking a position with a police department in a southern state and running afoul of local customs and politics. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. It is Colicchio who inspires the name Hamsterdam, after citing Amsterdam's liberal drug laws as a metaphor for Colvin's new policies. Kima acquiesces for a time but eventually returns to investigative work in season 2. 1962 . Holley often works with Norris, Bunk, or Crutchfield and is one of the unit's more short tempered and physically intimidating detectives. Edward "Ed" Norris is a veteran homicide detective. MCU is commanded by a lieutenant. Detectives fall into a rank that coincides with their administrative position. Later he steals bootleg DVDs from Bubbles, after Bubbles attempted to report a robbery. Bunk, Detectives Ed Norris and Michael Crutchfield, and Sergeant Jay Landsman manipulate Fredericks into believing his accomplice Monell is co-operating with the police. He was put under intense pressure to keep the murder rate down.[2]. Kenneth Dozerman is a plainclothes cop in the Western District. Credits They call in Jimmy McNulty and the Barksdale detail's work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Wee-Bey Brice. "The Wire" Today's Netflix Top 10 Rankings; . Edward Norris was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Marimow orders his men to take Marlo down, leading Herc to break several rules by hiring a lip reader to spy on Marlo, and using a video camera without a court order or Marimow's approval. Cole was the lead investigator of the death of Anton "Stinkum" Artis. Two of the counts charged Norris had made illegal personal expenditures of over $20,000 to pay for expensive gifts, personal expenses, and extramarital affairs with at least six women from the Baltimore Police Departments supplemental account. Mentioned in :Season one: "Cleaning Up" Simon chose to name an unsympathetic character after his old enemy.[4]. In season two he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. Freamon is a quiet and methodical veteran detective who makes major contributions to the unit's investigations. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. He believes it would be easy to topple Marlo, but his first series of raids fail, as he underestimates his targets. "The Wire" His grudge against Frank Sobotka led to the formation of a specialised detail which became the Major Crimes Unit. This information helped the detectives to establish that the women were sex trade workers. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell 20 episodes, 2003-2008 Al Brown . A former Baltimore Police Department Major who was featured homicide unit shift lieutenant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He is punched by Bodie Broadus, a young drug dealer, when the detail raid the low rise projects. Landsman gave a eulogy for Cole at the wake.[2]. First seen Santangelo is demoted to patrol officer at the end of season one for failing to give Rawls any more information. Find where to watch Ed Norris's latest movies and tv shows . [19], Colicchio is played by Benjamin Busch, who spent two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps. Show creator David Simon left the Baltimore Sun after a bitter feud with editor William K. Marimow. Rawls orders him either to solve one of his open cases, all of which are difficult cases, inform on McNulty or leave the Homicide Unit altogether. Norris was also lead detective on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Kima Greggs this time working with Detective Ray Cole. Menu. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Colicchio accuses Carver of being a rat, but Carver is not deterred by the damage to his reputation. Crutchfield buys Monell, another involved party, a McDonald's meal and parades the boy in front of Bunk's interrogation room to lead Bunk's suspect to believe that his friend had turned against him. Later he was responsible for the autopsies of fourteen unidentified women found at the Baltimore docks. The real life Holley has worked in security for the Baltimore Ravens.[10]. Mello then was later seen commanding the Western troops to do the complicated (by Baltimore Police standards which Mello jokingly states is uncomplicated only if officers went to college or were born by women who did not drink alcohol while they were pregnant) task of searching empty homes for bodies at the request of former district major Cedric Daniels and detective Lester Freamon. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Norris became a published author in 2017 with the release of his hardcover book, Way Down in the Hole. Holley is a detective in the homicide unit under the command of Bill Rawls, and later Raymond Foerster followed by Cedric Daniels. Lambert is a Black narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's Drug Enforcement Unit in the Western District of the Baltimore Police Department, often seen with fellow squad members Herc, Anthony Colicchio, and Lloyd "Truck" Garrick. (Major Colvin had compared "Hamsterdam" to the practice of not enforcing violations of open-container laws when the bottles were obscured by paper bags.) The Western District (along with the Eastern District as shown in Season 3) of the Baltimore Police Department is one of the city's most violent districts and is located in the middle of West Baltimore at 1034 North Mount Street.